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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
BILLIONS OF LETTERS.
The Quantity of Correspondence Handled
by the Post Offices of the World.

The Quantity OF correspondence Hahuleu
by the Post Offices of the World.
An inquiry has been instituted by the
superintendent of the foreign mail
division of the post-office into the
quantity of mail matter transported by
post throughout the entire globe every
year. 1t was estimated by German
statistician that in 1865 the inhabitants
of The globe exchanged about $780,
100000 letters. In 1873 it was esti-
mated that the number of letters so ex-
changed had risen to $500, 900, 900 let
ters. Eight years later an estimate
was made which included postal cards
as well as letters, and the total number
of letters and cards was estimated at
6,257, 100000.
The table prepared by the American
official above referred to is much more
elaborate and comprehensive than any
hitherto compiled. 1t shows that the
total number of letters transported last
year in all quarters of the globe was s.
$40, 900, to which may be added
about 1,077, 100000 post cards, 4,6l0,-
100000 articles of printed matter and
about 104, 100000 samples, making in
all IL, GAO, 900, 900 pieces of mail matter
handled by the 1890 officers and
employees in the $4,000 post-offices of
the world. To every human being
there are thus about five letters and
post cards yearly.
Australians receive more letters and
post cards than any other people, the
average being "a for each person.
Europeans come next with about IA
each. An Asiatic gets only 40-10Oths
of a letter or post card and an African
only 9-100ths. In Europe there were
mailed last year 1894, 100000 letter:
and 597, 500. 900 post cards; in America
1886, 100000 letters and 39S,000, ,0ot
post cards; in Asia, 246, 600, 900 letters
and s0,00O.0 900 post cards; in Australia
SO, 100000 letters and 100000 pos
cards, and in Africa, 1s,70O.0O0 letter.
and 500, 900 post cards.
The total number of pieces of matte
mailed in Europe last years was 7.249.
800. 900; in America S.sl9, 900, 900; il
Asia, Ss9, 900, 900; in Australia, 151.
100000. and in Africa, 80, 700, N
7. Herald.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
STATIONARY COMETS.
The Peculiar Reflections Observable Miles
Above Burning Gas Wells.

The Peculiar Reflections Observable Miles
Above Burning Gas Wells.
Often in the winter there may be
seen in the gas region, far up in the
sky at night, one or more faint white
streaks, six or eight feet long. They
look like comets, and the one first seen
was quite generally mistaken for a
comet. Each one of these is caused by
a burning gas-well. The light of
the well shines upon the small ice
crystals which quite often are floating
in the air, far above us, and is by them
reflected, or thrown down again, so
that we see it, though the gas-well
may be many miles from us. Every
well furnishes but one ''comet''-as we
may call it, for want of a better name
which always appears in the same
place. When the lower air also is filled
with ice-crystals, we see not the COM
cts, but great, fiery streaks, the COM
plete reflections, that reach from the
points where the comets were, down
across the sky to the horizon at the
points where we see the glare of the
distant gas-wells.
They stand out against the dark
background like great, fiery rods,
central bright streak or spine running
through them, which shades off into a
beautiful glowing red on each side.
They are regular in shape, apparently
about twenty inches wide, the sides
straight, the top slightly rounded, and
the bottom fading away, as it reaches
the flame, in the glare of the well.
No description or pictures of these
comets and fiery columns can give a
true idea of their strange beauty, which
does not become commonplace by
reason of regular, every-day-or,
rather, every-night appearance, as
these phenomena are visible only under
certain favorable conditions. Those
still, chilly nights, when the sky has a
hazy appearance, when few scatter
ing flakes of crisp. dry snow may be
fluttering down, are the nights upon
which the finest displays are seen; and
several nights may intervene between
these curious and beautiful exhibitions.
Sometimes the comets will appear di-
rectly overhead, and the fiery col
umns often reach to great height,
depending, of course, on the distance
of the observer from the source of IL
Elimination. Recently the top of one
of these reflections was estimated to be
six and half miles above the burn
ing well.-SdmEel W. Hall, IN St
Nicholas.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
SAVANNAH, TENNESSEE THURSDAY, MARCH 2

and monks from Mexico, a great many
private schools and seminaries have
been established, wherein girls are
duly finished" According to Mexican
ideas. The acme of their accomplish
ments is to become good linguists and
excellent musicians and to acquire
smattering of history and general liter
ature, placing them about on a par
with the corresponding class in France
and Spain. But they are never cult
ured to the Bostonian point in the
classics or occult sciences, their simple
requirements being such as shine to
best advantage in the home circles.
Mexican ladies of high degree are
never educated with view to utilizing
their accomplishments for gaining
livelihood in any possible reverse of
fortune, for under no circumstances
are they expected to assist in their own
support. The old Spanish custom
which obliges gentlemen to provide for
all their destitute female relatives and
to shield them absolutely from contact
with the world, still prevails among the
upper classes, Notwithstanding the fact
that nearly century of foreign wars
and internal revolutions have made it
difficult task in many instances and
forever debarred from matrimony the
scions of proud but impoverished
houses.
As rule, pater famiIias does not en-
courage much reading of books-ex-
cept of religious haracter-among
the women of his flock, and certainly
not the general run of newspapers such
as are found in every Northern family.
He believes not only that "a little
knowledge is dangerous thing" and
might lead to that pernicious ''strong-
mihdedness" which he imagines afflcts
most ladies in the United States-but
that literally ignorance is bliss in
their appointed sphere. If not mar
ried at once when escaped from school
restraints, sometimes the mother or
some elderly female relative un-
dertakes to instruct the daughter
in those domestic duties which matri-
mony entails, Observation-Disclosures rich or
poor-on the day of her marriage she
will 90 to a home of her own, which
the eXpectant bridegroom must previ-
ously prepare. To that end she is
taught to prepare delicacies for the
sick and refreshing medicinal drinks,
to make dulcseS, jellies and dainty des-
serts; and occasionally, by way Of
practice, is given for season the en-
tire management of her fathers house
hold. | have heard of cases where she
has even ordered all the provisions,
paid the servants, provided rations for
the carriage horses and looked over the
coachman's bills for shoeing, etc.-in
short, kept a thorough account of all
domestic expenditures, but these in.
stances are extremely rare.
Domestic life among the upper class
es in Mexico is charmingly simple, and
really worthy of imitation as contrast
cd with the lives of some of our $50.
ciety ladies' with their summers at
watering places and winters in Europe,
their neglected homes and ceaseless
round of expensive gayety. A "profes-
sional beauty" would not be tolerated
here in good society, and married
belle would speedily find herself ostra-
cized as an improper character
Fannie B. Ward, IN Milwaukee Sentinel.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
OlD-TlME PEDDLERS.
An Unscrupulous Game by Which Some
of Them Increased Their Profits.


An Unscrupulous Game by Which Some
of Them Increased Their Profits.
Some years since, while at Rutland,
VT, stopped at one of the hotels in
that neat, little, white, marble-orna-
mented town. One evening, while
sitting upon the veranda, trying to put
as much time behind me as possible,
and finding it a very difficult task to
accomplish, thought it wouldn't be a
bad idea to strike up conversation
with the host, who was sitting close by
me, balancing himself in his chair,
with his feet in the air, and on about a
level with his head.
While conversing leisurely, our con-
versation drifted towards "peddlers. "
"Now let me show you something" P"
said the hotel man, and we walked into
the Office. He brought out lot of old
registers, and turning page after page
of one which he selected, he pointed
out to me the name of james Fisk, Jr.,
written in bold hand, and then he
began to relate incidents in the life of
both Jim Fisk and his father, who,
with wagon stocked with goods, were
wont to travel through that section of
the country, and always put up at this
hotel.
The registers, as far back as 1850,
were all there, and my curiosity
tempted me to look through them, and
| there found the names of many of oul
at present wealthy coreligionists en-
rolled therein, who at that time were
peddling, not with wagon, but with
pack upon their back. singled out g
number of the names of parties Of
whom | knew, and he remembered
them all distinctly, and many anec.
dotes were related by him in connection
with some of them.
The Yankee peddlers, however, he
said, were the shrewdest of all; and ht
told about the Yankee clock and jewelry
peddler, who sold farmer clock
The peddler sold clocks all along hi
route, and it would take him about foul
to six months to 90 over it. The clock.
weren't very accurate, and nearly al
persisted in stopping, or going in thu
most eclectic fashion. He would ge
around to the first party he sold I
clock. "The clock is no good" wa
the complaint. "Well, here's another
try this" and he would give hin
another clock and sell him some othe
goods. At the next house the sam
complaint was made, and he woulC
leave the clock he took back from tn,
last party, and the next party tina
complained received the clock in ex
change that he last took back, and S,
on over the route.
The landlord, who was brimful of al
kinds of "reminiscences, stories an,
tricks of peddlers, told me of one o
the tricks practiced by shrewd, but dis
honest, peddlers, upon some of thei
illiterate customers, who were mostl
farm folks, and who generally bough
all their wares on credit, settling fo
the same at certain seasons of the year
Some of these farmers persisted in ask
ing the ''peddler man." as he was no
infrequently called, after he made on
his bill, to throw off five or six dollars
honest pcddlers would refuse to d
this, but their less scrupulous competi
tors would readily do so, and in thi
way (they never carried bills with
| ,,,intaI hoo1inuN.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24

"A young English swell, who
claimed to be cousin of the Earl of
Shrewsbury, and who was always bor-
rowing money on the strength of e1-
pected remittances, has been victimiz-
ing the upper crust of Pittsburgh co
ciety. He left the city suddenly few
days ago to accept an alleged invita-
ton to visit the British Minister at
Washington. and it is thought he viii
not come back.-Rttsbts-gh Post.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
Reasonable Request.

Magistrate-You are accused of steal
ing chickens, Uncle RaStus. Are YOU
guilty or not guilty?
Uncle Rastus-I pleads not guilty.
yo' honah, an inquests De privilege Of
frOwing myself on De mercy oh de
eou't in case de evidence goes agin me
N. i. sun.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
TO THE coMPosIToR.

o much-reviled, harshly scoded one,
I--of the pen humble wielder-can
Witness that you with Day essays have been
very patient, long forbearing man.
For many word omitted you've supplied.
And many word superfuous left out
And many an involved paragraph released,
And many line parenthesised about.
And oh, what thanks for semicolons, and
Whole colons, too, to you, my friend. be-
long
Help which from readers mine the fact has kent
That in punctuation am not strong.
True, once you cruelty So boiledn my heroine
Wren she but "toiled," and once saw
My hero "kicked' instead of kissed" and
once
You made me lay down Jaw in place OF
"law."
But forgive you, and your cause espouse
Let Others frown at you, Tam your friend,
AND VIII be even when-I fear too soon
My literary labors end.
-Adrgdre Eytinge In Hdrper's Bqzar.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24

Thus, by taking off six dollars, the
peddler would still be ''in" twelve dol
lars and fifty-five cents. If by accident
the farmer discovered the cheat, the
peddler would simply say he made a
mistake in counting in the year with
the rest of the items, and the unsus-
pecting farmer would be satisfied
american HebreW.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24
Favoring the New Version.

"Billinghast has failed again"
"You don't say sol For how much?"
Twenty-Five thousand dollars"
That's the third time, isn't its He
gets richer every time"
"Yes. He believes in the old proverb:
II at first You don't succeed. fail fail
again '"--Philadeiphia Call
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24

What is filling our insane asy-
lums?" asks patent-medicine adver-
tisement. Well. there are $4,000
brass bands in this country at the pres
eut time, and the number is rapidly in
creasing. If this is not the right an
swer we have another -NOrristocn
Herald
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24

Put piece of charcoal in the pot
when boiling cabbage, to prevent it
filling the house with the smell.-The
Household
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-03-24

If men are so wicked with religion,
what would they be without it
FfdKsltn.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

Total amount on hand, 2.3l9 g
Anyone having paid taxes for the benefit OF
district No. II, will be paid the amount SO col
lected by order of the board of county com
missioners.
property tax are hereby notified that tax war
rants win be issued at once. The statute re-
quiring this is arbitrary, and no discretion is
allowed to me. thereby certify that the fore
going statements are correct, and l further
certify that have not speculated either in
county or state warrants.
CHAs. NJ. HOvEY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
twenty fifth day of January, 1857.
Sworn to before J. NJ. Summers, by
EDWIN 8. TEAL, Deputy.
TSEAI1
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

The Attorney General has heen
during the past week at Leavenworth,
attending to the quo warranto cases.
Testimony of Mayor Medley and 9TH
ers was taken before commissioner
Hunter appointed by the supreme
court preparatory to the cases being
heard before that court. The evidence
shows that there has been q license of
$40 per month granted to all saloon
keepers to sell lemonade, soda water,
and lawful drinks, to secure revenue
to the city with tacit understanding
that beer and liquors should be sold.
Thus the prohibitory law has been
evaded and is being evaded to-day.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

COLBY, Kans,, Jan. "A, 1857.
/. Emil Fell. Of Thomas county, Kansas who
made settlement and improvement upon the
NV or Of section q, town south, of range "a
west, do hereby give notice Of my intention to
make proof to establish my claim to the land
residence and cultivation before the probate
Judge, Thomas county, Kansas, at Colby, Kas.,
on Feb. 6th, 1887. by two Of the following Wit.
neeses: Geo. Lindauer, John Stephens, /.
GRUMPY, H. Koeber, all Of Otterbonrne. Kas
W. G. Porter. kAn Fen.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
[SEAL-1

COLBY, Kas.. Jan. 3 1857.
!. E. p. Hovey. who made settlement and Inn
provement on the east half of the southwest
quarter, and the west half Of the southeast
quarter Of section IA, town 6, south of range %
west, do hereby give notice Of my intention to
make final proof to establish my claim to the
land above described. and that expect to prove
my residence and cultivation before the pro-
Kans.. on Feb. 9th, 1881. BY two Of the follow
ing witnesses: Henry Ha1elton, James passed.,
s. 8. Burling, ". Lord all Of Otterb0urne. Kas.
&. p. HOvEY
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

A bill has been introduced into the
state Legislature to change the name
of st. John county to Logan county.
This should be done and no doubt will
be before the session ends.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

There is great drouth in Texas,
the greatest in its history. 1t is said
10000 persons are in destitute con-
dition, The committee appointed by
the state legislature to look into the
matter recommend an appropriation
of 500. 900.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

The chief questions that engage the
attention of the state legislature now
are county lines and county and town.
ship bonds.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

The Price Raid claims will come up
again at this session of the legisla-
ture. We hope they will be set down
upon so that they won't come up
again. Everybody who is posted
knows that they are mere jobbery and
robbery of the worst kind.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
CeSSOr.

A Chicago clergyman asks: "Can a
man be Christian and at the same
time successful business man 2"
And Puck says he can if he advertises
largely. Correct, Puck.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27

Charles B. Farwell, republican, has
been elected as Senator Logan's sue
ceSSOr
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-01-27
THE THOMAS COUNTY CAT.
Official County And City Paper.
W. G. PORTER, EDITOR.
Cockrell, democrat, succeeds him.
self as senator from Missouri.

Geo. Hearst, democrat, has been
elected as U. S. senator from CalifOr-
MIA.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14

day, May 1. Rev. G. H. Lakin the
Presiding Elder was present and
preached three excellent sermons.
The Hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity on Sunday, This is the
banner charge of Oakland district, so
says the P. E. The pastor reported
all the benevolent collections up to
the assessment and that this charge
had passed the million dollar line.
Mr.. Lakin's two daughters, Misses
Leslie and Annie, accompanied him
on his visit to our town. On Monday
accompanied by number of young
folks they visited the falls.
Mr.. Editor we hope "Zaccheus''
may come to life and favor US with
another of his huge articles.
GRACE STUART.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14
Baltimore Female college.

This institution was incorporated
in 1949, with power to confer degrees,
and was endowed by the State of
Maryland in 1860. The endowment
establishes free scholarship in the
College for each county in the State,
upon which one pupil is entitled to
instruction, without charge, in all
the branches taught in the College,
with the use of text books. Students
can board with friends, or, at reduced
rates, in the College with the Presi-
dent and his family. The scholar
ships are filled by the Orphans
Court of the respective counties. APP
plication for a scholarship may be
made to the Court directly or to DIR.
N. G. Brooks, President of the insti-
tuition. The College has graduated
305 pupils. and trained and set forth
200 teachers who are filling response
BILE positions. There will be a num-
Der of scholarships vacant, June LIST,
for which early application should
be made.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14
Grand Jury Report.

TO the Honorable Judges Of the Cir
cult Court for Garrett county,:
The Grand Inquest of the State of
Maryland, for the body of Garrett
county, respectfully report that it has
brought its Investigations to a close !;
that it has investigated over ninety
witnesses, and made presentments in
all cases warranted by the testimony.
That the Jail has been inspected and
the condition of the premises and
manner of treatment carefully in
quired into. That the Jail and prem.
ises were found neat and clean, and
the prisoners comfortably cared for.
The Sheritf's dwelling and Court
House were examined also, and found
in good condition.
VIM. A. BRYDoN,
Foreman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14
Cherry Tree Meadows.

Farmers are not yet done sowing
oats.
Mr., Joseph Smearman has moved
on the Ben. Ash Farm, and is now
farming.
Mr.. Jacob Felix is improving his
farm by building new fences and
cleaning off old fields. He will soon
put his wind mill to work in his coal
mine.
Messrs. John Felix and Matthias
Biddinger will finish clearing this
week for John Brenneman.
Mr.. John Felix will soon leave for
Western Colorado, where he will set
tie among the Mormons.
Our Sunday School has been re-or-
ganized and is booming under the
leadership of Joseph Smearman and
VIM. Knox ; Joel Bender, Secretary ;
Daniel Bender, Treasurer VIM.
Bender, Librarian Nimrod Glotfel-
ty, VIM. Glotfelty, Lewis BURST
Martha Glotleity, Ida Glotfelty, and
Mrs. Ben. Ash, teachers.
The Mormon Tabernacle, about
mile South of Joel Bender's resi-
dence, was burned a few DAYS ago by
unknown persons. 1t was expected
that the Mormons would leave, but
they are here yet, and say they in
tend to remain as long as they please,
On Friday night, May 9Th, crowd
of men called at the residence of ia
cob Spiker and demanded the I'M
conditional surrender of the Nor
mons. They were told by Mr.. Spik-
err that the Mormons were not there,
and he knew not where they were.
The following notice was then left
with him: 1--WE, the citizens of Gar.
rett county, hereby personally notify
the Mormon Elders who are here
preaching Mormonism, tc leave Gar
rett county within Is days, or they
will be dealt with very severely.
This is the last notice they will get.
If they do not leave on or before that
time they will be banished in very
rough manner, just as sure as the sun
shines. We mean every word we
say this time and we will carry this
threat into execution"
The neighborhood of Bittinger will
then receive a call to furnish the men
they have promised to aid US.
J. E. G.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14
Fire in Oakland.

The large livery stable of Mr.. ii.
w. Hessen. situated on the corner of
Wilson street and the B. & o. II. r.,
near the Depot, in Oakland, was dis
covered to be on fire between five and
six o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The
horses, carriages, sleighs and harness
were all saved, but the building was
entirely consumed. The fire was
discovered In the upper story. where
was stored a quantity of hay and
straw. In order to save Mr.. Hes
sens residence, on the same lot, it
was necessary to tear down a one
story building used as a feed store,
situated between the stable and resi-
dence. In taking down this build
Ing Mr.. Albert Lee was caught
under a portion of the falling
roof and considerably bruised about
the breast and shoulders. The loss
on the buildings and damage to con-
tents in the hasty removal Is over
$1,000. No insurance. The origin
Of the fire is not known,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-05-14
Mountain Lake Park.

Mr.. H. G. Sharp, of New Phila-
delphia, Ohio, was here part of last
week, cleaning off his lots and arrang-
ed to have some improvements made
on his cottage.
Mr.. A. HI. Hall, of Richie Court
House, w. Va, is nicely fixing up
Mr.. Sperry's store room, and will
open store in short time.
The Good Templars elected the fol-
lowing officers for this quarter: G..
T., Lee Philips V. t., Mrs. A. M.
Arnold R. S.. ]. g. Arnold; F. S.,
H. Low T., Jonathan White; c., j.
A. Enlow NJ, Claton Arnold S.,
Katie Low G.. F. M. Arnold.
Mr.. DAVIS is pushing the work of
cleaning up. He has substantially
repaired the board walk across the
glade front. and as soon as the weather
will permit will complete the drives
near the Lake.
We have had extremely heavy
rains and some hail within the last
week.
Mrs. Julia Kitzmiller returned to
her home at Dobbins to-day Tues
day., after spending few weeks
with her mother. Mrs. Sarah White.
She had been quite ill, but is much
better now. j. A. E.